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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary:
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary : This ^^^^^^^^ Sounds a bit more like it. Doesnt hurt as much then. I lost £15 out of a roll of £260 yesterday with people outdrawing me. I smiled at the first one, shook my head at the 2nd one and the cushion on the settee next to me got mullered after the 3rd one. Knew i was getting pee'd off with it so stood up and left it. It wasnt my night. My advice to your current situation (i have been in similar) is to drop to NL4, find 2 or 3 tables with plenty of recreational players and tighten right up until you have a hand you KNOW is good ang get it in. Even a couple of half decent sessions should get you back on track. Good luck mate!
    Posted by DrSharp
    i tried that. I waited till i got kings, got it in v A3 he binks Ace. doent work.
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  • liamboi11liamboi11 Member Posts: 2,141
    edited October 2011
    sorry no read this thread in a while whats your roll at now don?
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary:
    sorry no read this thread in a while whats your roll at now don?
    Posted by liamboi11
    105 and heading southbound. think most of it already hit the m6.
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  • liamboi11liamboi11 Member Posts: 2,141
    edited October 2011
    how many tables do you play comfortably because i can play up to 6 but feel i play my best when im only playin 2-3 so think you should play whatever you think is best at 4nl and grind it up 2 160 again you can do it all the best m8
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary:
    how many tables do you play comfortably because i can play up to 6 but feel i play my best when im only playin 2-3 so think you should play whatever you think is best at 4nl and grind it up 2 160 again you can do it all the best m8
    Posted by liamboi11
    im playing 2-3 atm. i can play 6 confortably but not when im stuggling to win.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary:
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary : i tried that. I waited till i got kings, got it in v A3 he binks Ace. doent work.
    Posted by The_Don90

    I hope you regret posting this Don lol. No offence but come on, you know it's all about percentages and you know that KK is MILES ahead of A3, you know you want him to make this call because this is exactly how you make your money.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited October 2011

    Turned £40 into £105 in 9 weeks.

    Apparently he's "not a winning player" and "can't make money @ cash"

    Things that make ya go hmmmmmmmmmmmm .............


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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    Came third in the 3pm GTD thing again. for £42

    However very annoyed at this result. 3 people left im 2:1 chip leader. double a guy up BvB then top pair v top pair BvB im outkicked. Shove AT called by 44. flop ATx river 4. FML.

    Anyways still its profit.

    Balance: £140.79
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited October 2011
    I haven't been following this for a while but surely you should have a different BR for when you're playing MTTs?

    Surely if you keep winning the odd £40 here and there on MTTs and you're BR is staying about the same or even if there's slight increases/decreases, how are you ever gonna know if you're a winning player at cash?

    I do use the same BR for all my pokering, but I keep every single bit of poker I play on an Excel spreadsheet, with different tabs for MTTs/Cash etc so I can see at a glance instantly my profit/loss for all formats of the game and can see any good runs/bad runs, cos I literally have a seperate line on the spreadsheet for every single MTT/DYM I buy into and a different line for every cash session which details numbers of hours played, number of tables, number of hands/hour, the blinds,  etc so from that it automatically works out the cumulative total of the number of hands I've played, what my win rate is in terms of BB/hour and so on, very useful.

    I'll happily PM it to anyone if they want a copy.
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary:
    I haven't been following this for a while but surely you should have a different BR for when you're playing MTTs? Surely if you keep winning the odd £40 here and there on MTTs and you're BR is staying about the same or even if there's slight increases/decreases, how are you ever gonna know if you're a winning player at cash? I do use the same BR for all my pokering, but I keep every single bit of poker I play on an Excel spreadsheet, with different tabs for MTTs/Cash etc so I can see at a glance instantly my profit/loss for all formats of the game and can see any good runs/bad runs, cos I literally have a seperate line on the spreadsheet for every single MTT/DYM I buy into and a different line for every cash session which details numbers of hours played, number of tables, number of hands/hour, the blinds,  etc so from that it automatically works out the cumulative total of the number of hands I've played, what my win rate is in terms of BB/hour and so on, very useful. I'll happily PM it to anyone if they want a copy.
    Posted by Lambert180
    im actually pretty good at keeping tabs anyways. Im in profit in both since start of this diary. This week im down about £160 in cash and +50 in mtts.
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  • pod1pod1 Member Posts: 4,377
    edited October 2011
    keep goin bud

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  • pilgrim07pilgrim07 Member Posts: 232
    edited October 2011
     

     Hi Don. I have been following your diary with great interest, and to my way of thinking you have done pretty darn good. Certainly we fishes of the nl4 level hope that the variance turns once again in your favour, we definately don`t want you on our tables--you`re too good! Run like James mate.  
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    22nd Oct

    Night session

    Average.

    This hand was 1 cbet shut down then i realised stack + my re-draw so continued a second street
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    _CK_ Small blind  £0.02 £0.02 £3.91
    The_Don90 Big blind  £0.04 £0.06 £4.00
     Your hole cards
    • A
    • Q
    		   
    mariamore Fold     
    LUCKBOX89 Fold     
    doddo Raise  £0.20 £0.26 £3.29
    conrad02 Fold     
    _CK_ Fold     
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.80 £1.06 £3.20
    doddo Call  £0.64 £1.70 £2.65
    Flop
      
    • 4
    • 4
    • K
    		   
    The_Don90 Bet  £0.85 £2.55 £2.35
    doddo Call  £0.85 £3.40 £1.80
    Turn
      
    • 2
    		   
    The_Don90 All-in  £2.35 £5.75 £0.00
    doddo Fold     
    The_Don90 Muck     
    The_Don90 Win  £3.14  £3.14
    The_Don90 Return  £2.35 £0.26 £5.49
    And notes are wounderful. Little yellow box here told me if i 3bet hed call with literally any ace, which i crush and that if he flopped it he wouldnt fold. Nice to know its accurate. Ive "x" his name since im not sharing
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    The_Don90 Small blind  £0.02 £0.02 £3.94
    polka Big blind  £0.04 £0.06 £0.63
     Your hole cards
    • Q
    • A
    		   
    xRaise  £0.16 £0.22 £5.12
    Spike2120 Fold     
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.62 £0.84 £3.32
    polka Fold     
    xCall  £0.48 £1.32 £4.64
    Flop
      
    • J
    • A
    • 5
    		   
    The_Don90 Bet  £0.99 £2.31 £2.33
    xCall  £0.99 £3.30 £3.65
    Turn
      
    • 3
    		   
    The_Don90 All-in  £2.33 £5.63 £0.00
    xCall  £2.33 £7.96 £1.32
    The_Don90 Show
    • Q
    • A
    		   
    xShow
    • A
    • 7
    		   
    River
      
    • 8
    		   
    The_Don90 Win Pair of Aces £7.36  £7.36
    Closing Balance: £140.05

    This session has alot of positive. Both my biggest hands where winning hands. However i did open a little too much which meant i finnished in a small loss. However i will continue to take positives from this session. Considering i had no losing hands this big. Huge boost of confidence.
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  • MP33MP33 Member Posts: 6,308
    edited October 2011
    good to see it  going well Don

    TBH since i stopped giving myself challenges on here ive hardly played ( played 1 x 6 max £5 STT and only coz i noticed it was FL which is pretty rare on here nowadays ) and not put any work in at all on my game.

    It will help you by keeping the thread going -  Will set myself a new target this week 

    GL
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary:
    good to see it  going well Don TBH since i stopped giving myself challenges on here ive hardly played ( played 1 x 6 max £5 STT and only coz i noticed it was FL which is pretty rare on here nowadays ) and not put any work in at all on my game. It will help you by keeping the thread going -  Will set myself a new target this week  GL
    Posted by MP33
    best of luck mate,

    Yeah defo needed a turn in confidence and a lil self belief again. but will be better and stronger as i build up.

    Bad news for all and thread, got the new football manager so this my limit my game time of a week or two
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    23rd Oct

    Night session

    Lasted 15 mins. Yea fml.

    Also to note played 2x £2 primo sats got the £12 from second one didnt make it.

    Biggest winning hand inspires confidence
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    BIGVAL88 Small blind  £0.02 £0.02 £3.16
    IrishMustd Big blind  £0.04 £0.06 £10.33
     Your hole cards
    • 6
    • 6
    		   
    xxalxx Fold     
    ted1917 Call  £0.04 £0.10 £3.88
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.20 £0.30 £3.74
    BIGVAL88 Fold     
    IrishMustd Fold     
    ted1917 Call  £0.16 £0.46 £3.72
    Flop
      
    • 6
    • 3
    • 8
    		   
    ted1917 Bet  £0.04 £0.50 £3.68
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.45 £0.95 £3.29
    ted1917 Call  £0.41 £1.36 £3.27
    Turn
      
    • K
    		   
    ted1917 Check     
    The_Don90 Bet  £1.02 £2.38 £2.27
    ted1917 Fold     
    The_Don90 Muck     
    The_Don90 Win  £1.25  £3.52
    The_Don90 Return  £1.02 £0.11 £4.54

    In reverse order losing hands.
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    barr01 Small blind  £0.02 £0.02 £1.99
    The_Don90 Big blind  £0.04 £0.06 £3.96
     Your hole cards
    • Q
    • Q
    		   
    _G_ Fold     
    Jmolls Fold     
    Prop60 Fold     
    barr01 Raise  £0.06 £0.12 £1.93
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.20 £0.32 £3.76
    barr01 Raise  £0.32 £0.64 £1.61
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.80 £1.44 £2.96
    barr01 Raise  £1.28 £2.72 £0.33
    The_Don90 All-in  £2.96 £5.68 £0.00
    barr01 All-in  £0.33 £6.01 £0.00
    The_Don90 Unmatched bet  £1.99 £4.02 £1.99
    barr01 Show
    • A
    • A
    		   
    The_Don90 Show
    • Q
    • Q
    		   
    Flop
      
    • 8
    • 2
    • 2
    		   
    Turn
      
    • 3
    		   
    River
      
    • K
    		   
    barr01 Win Two Pairs, Aces and 2s £3.71  £3.71
    how do we like our action cards sky? P.S. im floating flop although i think my hand is often still good
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    weemrt18 Small blind  £0.02 £0.02 £2.70
    buzzerram Big blind  £0.04 £0.06 £2.30
     Your hole cards
    • 6
    • 6
    		   
    GFKIJKLL Raise  £0.12 £0.18 £4.28
    The_Don90 Call  £0.12 £0.30 £3.82
    begbiekoch Fold     
    weemrt18 Fold     
    buzzerram Fold     
    Flop
      
    • Q
    • 2
    • 3
    		   
    GFKIJKLL Bet  £0.23 £0.53 £4.05
    The_Don90 Call  £0.23 £0.76 £3.59
    Turn
      
    • 6
    		   
    GFKIJKLL Bet  £0.57 £1.33 £3.48
    The_Don90 Raise  £1.14 £2.47 £2.45
    GFKIJKLL Raise  £2.09 £4.56 £1.39
    The_Don90 All-in  £2.45 £7.01 £0.00
    GFKIJKLL Call  £0.93 £7.94 £0.46
    GFKIJKLL Show
    • 9
    • A
    		   
    The_Don90 Show
    • 6
    • 6
    		   
    River
      
    • 7
    		   
    GFKIJKLL Win Flush to the Ace £7.34  £7.80
    Can probably fold turn against most villans here but notes said he could have second pair here
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    xSmall blind  £0.02 £0.02 £3.82
    heddoh18 Big blind  £0.04 £0.06 £1.02
     Your hole cards
    • A
    • 10
    		   
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.20 £0.26 £4.50
    IrishMustd Fold     
    xxalxx Fold     
    xCall  £0.18 £0.44 £3.64
    heddoh18 Fold     
    Flop
      
    • A
    • 9
    • 3
    		   
    xCheck     
    The_Don90 Bet  £0.33 £0.77 £4.17
    xRaise  £0.66 £1.43 £2.98
    The_Don90 Call  £0.33 £1.76 £3.84
    Turn
      
    • 7
    		   
    xAll-in  £2.98 £4.74 £0.00
    The_Don90 Call  £2.98 £7.72 £0.86
    xShow
    • 9
    • 9
    		   
    The_Don90 Show
    • A
    • 10
    		   
    River
      
    • 5
    		   
    xWin Three 9s £7.14  £7.14
    PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
    tim452 Small blind  £0.02 £0.02 £8.12
    kano47 Big blind  £0.04 £0.06 £1.33
     Your hole cards
    • K
    • A
    		   
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.20 £0.26 £3.80
    carrotttop Fold     
    DankOne Raise  £0.36 £0.62 £3.29
    longman912 Fold     
    tim452 Fold     
    kano47 Fold     
    The_Don90 Raise  £0.80 £1.42 £3.00
    DankOne Call  £0.64 £2.06 £2.65
    Flop
      
    • 3
    • K
    • 9
    		   
    The_Don90 Bet  £1.55 £3.61 £1.45
    DankOne Call  £1.55 £5.16 £1.10
    Turn
      
    • 5
    		   
    The_Don90 All-in  £1.45 £6.61 £0.00
    DankOne All-in  £1.10 £7.71 £0.00
    The_Don90 Unmatched bet  £0.35 £7.36 £0.35
    The_Don90 Show
    • K
    • A
    		   
    DankOne Show
    • 10
    • J
    		   
    River
      
    • 7
    		   
    DankOne Win Flush to the King £6.80  £6.80

    Closing Balance: £121.12

    Really do wounder why i keep putting myself through this. end up tilting snapping at mates because they say i should play through.
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8 Member Posts: 6,228
    edited October 2011
    QQ - Canny fold preflop EVER at NL4 imo.

    66 - I probz fold flop as I'm a giant nit but can see why you call as hard to hit that flop. Turn is the bingo card.

    A10 - pre good, flop cbet good, check/minraise here is usually something that beats your hand, but again that's cus I is tight, fwiw if I have AK it's toally different as I don't like folding TPTK.

    AK - Nh.

    Most of it's variance, the last one for me would be a proper killer, but there is a dash of tilt which I can sympophise with to some extent but if you play within a decent BR (which you have for NL4) you should never experiance it.
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary:
    QQ - Canny fold preflop EVER at NL4 imo. 66 - I probz fold flop as I'm a giant nit but can see why you call as hard to hit that flop. Turn is the bingo card. A10 - pre good, flop cbet good, check/minraise here is usually something that beats your hand, but again that's cus I is tight, fwiw if I have AK it's toally different as I don't like folding TPTK. AK - Nh. Most of it's variance, the last one for me would be a proper killer, but there is a dash of tilt which I can sympophise with to some extent but if you play within a decent BR (which you have for NL4) you should never experiance it.
    Posted by Dudeskin8
    my only tweet this week.

    "**** Off variance - that is all"

    I know its going to change. I just cant cope with it at all. I just keep piling pressure on myself to win. Maybe a few days of FM might distract me a lil.
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8 Member Posts: 6,228
    edited October 2011
    Yh you just have to see it like a roller coaster, your going down hill right now but eventually you have to start rising again and making profit, well unless it's a Final Destination roller coaster but don't think about that.
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  • Poker_FailPoker_Fail Member Posts: 1,755
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: taking on NL4 (and beyond) diary:
    Yh you just have to see it like a roller coaster, your going down hill right now but eventually you have to start rising again and making profit, well unless it's a Final Destination roller coaster but don't think about that.
    Posted by Dudeskin8
    But rollercoasters never make it back to the peak :/
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